vBJournal Lite 1.1b

ATM, this hack would work with ALL versions of vB unless they renamed the 'user' table :speechless:


README.txt (can be found in the zip)


README.txt
New in 1.1b
- Edit journal.php (2 lines). New journal.php here, for 1.1a users

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=== vBJournal Lite version 1.1b =============================================
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This is an addon to vBulletin and acts as an online journal/diary. Users can add entries, either

making them private or public(for all to see). For the public entries, users can comment on them.

Thats about it. You should be able to get a better idea viewing a live demo at

http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php. The GUI was modeled after gamingforces journal at

http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/journal.php .
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=== This being my first hack, i am SURE that there are going to be =======
=== some bugs, and problems, so just to warn you first =======
=== :: BACKUP YOUR DATABASE ! =======
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Now thats over with lets start... I will list the steps of what needs to be done...
NOW :

1) Edit the images to suit your site.
2) Upload the images to the forum's /images folder.

3) Upload install_journal.php to your admin directory.
4) Run install_journal.php and follow instructions... shouldn't be a problem. but i only tested

it once .

5) Run this query (using phpmyadmin,or use this hack

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/show...&threadid=26272 , etc)

ALTER TABLE user ADD journal SMALLINT NOT NULL

[note this will add a column in your 'user' table, but i think that shouldnt be a problem ...]

6) Upload journal.php to your forum's root directory.
7) goto journal.php page and click on the button ... (should say "Get a journal" or "Unlock

Journal" Cant rem which
... bad memory. lol) this will enable the admin journal (userid=1) and show the first default

welcome msg.

8) Link to journal in postbit.
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- open admin/functions.php

FIND

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

$datecut = time() - $cookietimeout;

if ($counter%2==0) {
$post[backcolor]="#13486D";
$post[bgclass] = "alt1";
} else {

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Add ABOVE THIS


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// vBJournal Hack by Ryangel
if($post[journal]==1){
$journal = '<a href="journal.php?s=&journalid='.$post[userid].'&action=view"><img

src="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/journal.gif" alt="View '.$post[username].'\'s Journal" border="0"/></a>';
}
else {
$journal = '';
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////


save and upload admin/functions.php.

9) open your postbit template and add $journal to where you want the link to show.


You are done ! The journal should be able to work now

FEW THINGS TO NOTE
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- private entries can only be viewed by the owner or admin.
- erm... did i say a few? ok thats the main thing to note.... I'll edit this as it comes to my

mind. lol :laugh:

IN WORKS FOR NEXT VERSION
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- incooperate moods
- better interface ( but that you can do now by editing the templates yourself )
- Admin interface -> from admin cp.
- New user option to choose whether buddies/admin can view private entries.
- anything else that might come up from discussions.


Version Update Log
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1.1a
- Fixed some table color code.
- Added template txt for manual install.

DEMO: http://sgstudents.com/forum/journal.php

[ga.net]

Just to repeat some questions posted here:

is there a way to display the latest entries in a non-vb page (similar to Pluh News hack)?

is there a hack that could provide a link to all user entries?

how can we display a link to a user journal in profile?

Thanks in advance

[sabret00the]

just outta curiosity did anyone manage to straight port this, with no added functionality?

no asking if you released it just curious?

[Kathy]

I'm sorry to ask this if its been solved...but did anyone find a solution for avatars? Custom avatars show up in journal stats, non-custom avatars aren't showing up. Is there a solution posted somewhere? Thanks in advance.

[Kathy]

nevermind...solved....along with a number of other bugs and non-working parts. My members are enjoying this!

[Bryan Ex]

I can't really tell if this hack was updated for VB3 but I'm guessing not given I can't find it anywhere?

[Polo]

does this work for vb3.0.1?

[Oblivion Knight]

<a href="http://www.everythingvb.com/showpost.php?p=2212&postcount=356" target="_blank">http://www.everythingvb.com/showpost...&postcount=356</a>

vBJournal 1.1d for vB3..
Ryanangel hasn't responded to any e-mails sent to him, so we can't release the port here.

[spence2]

Hack ported from eVb to different site:

View Hack Thread

[TeenageWorld]

This is perfect for my site due to it's for Teenagers and they always got something to say about their Personal life, and instead of making a forum for Personal stuff people can just look at Journals. Great and easy insatll.

- Teenage World

/me click's insatll